Terrorism, crime, and public policy
By: Brian Forst.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 495
ISBN-13: 9780521859240; 9780521676427
Subjects: Terrorism; Terrorism -- Prevention
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature of terrorism; title: Theories of aggression and terrorism; title: A brief history of terrorism; title: Two trajectories of humankind : globalization or clash?; title: Religion, the state and terrorism; title: Nonreligious extremism and terrorism; title: Technology and terrorism; title: Terrorism throughout the world; title: Responses to terrorism; title: Fear of terrorism; title: Preventing terrorism : short-term approaches; title: Preventing terrorism : long-term strategies; title: Balancing security and rights to liberty and privacy; title: Toward a safer and saner 21st century.